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Definition of "vampire" []

  • A reanimated corpse that is believed to rise from the grave at night to suck the blood of sleeping people. (noun)
  • A person, such as an extortionist, who preys upon others. (noun)
  • A vampire bat. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "vampire" in a sentence
  • "He recognized the word vampire just as he spied light glowing in her palm."
  • "In other good news, House of Dracula (1945), which features Frankenstein and the Wolfman along with the title vampire, is scheduled for Wednesday, November 7."
  • "We've lost sight of the fact that vampires should be unsettling, frightening, and not high school prom kings; but there's no mistaking in Let the Right One In that the vampire is a predator and we are her prey."